André Villas-Boas shown little room for error

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There are certain things you can get away with when you are José Mourinho. You
can allow Romelu Lukaku to go on loan to Everton, where he has scored four
more Barclays Premier League goals this season than Chelsea’s three centre
forwards have managed between them. You can treat Juan Mata, the club’s
outstanding player over the previous two seasons, like an errant child,
saying that he lacks the characteristics to excel in a team built around
Oscar.

Even when Chelsea lack fluency in Mata’s absence, even if none of Kevin De
Bruyne, André Schürrle and Willian has made more

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Rooney’s bargaining power has increased considerably in the past few months

November 30 2013 The Times photographer, Bradley Ormesher

Rooney’s bargaining power has increased considerably in the past few months